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USI Lego Robotics Competition 2008
Rules

ROBOT SPECIFICATIONS

ROBOTS MAY BE INSPECTED AT ANY TIME BY THE JUDGES.

Robots should be assembled prior to the USI Lego Competition, however there will be time between rounds for revisions.

Robots must be assembled using only the pieces provided in the kits. For RCX, this is the Team Challenge Set or the RIS 2.0 set. For NXT, this includes the Lego Mindstorms NXT Education set. This does not include, however, the box, tub, papers, or storage compartments, etc.

Only the LEGO elements of ONE KIT are to be used per team.

No pieces may be modified in any way.

All robots must be fully autonomous. (No remote control or outside interference allowed)

Robots must begin and end intact (in one piece). If a robot loses and pieces, points may be deducted. Leads or wires cannot be used to hold a robot together.

Teams are allowed only one robot to compete. If any changes are required, this can be done between rounds.

PROGRAMMING

Teams must be ready to present their programming to the judges when they compete. (Have your program saved on a floppy disk, USB disk, or CD-ROM)

Programming is not limited to RoboLAB and Mindstorms NXT as long as the team can produce a copy of the programming (via printout) for the judges.
IR Towers will NOT be provided.

Teams should bring any software/equipment needed to program.

No programming is allowed within the competition room (TC 119).
COMPETITION GUIDELINES

While robots may temporarily extend beyond the boundaries, they must begin and end each round within the boundaries of the course.

Each round will last three minutes, at which time, all points that have been accumulated during the round are totaled.
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